Endure Reproof

2ti 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2ti 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

2ti 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

2ti 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

2ti 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

See by this Scripture that it is actually a command to not only preach the word, but to reprove, rebuke and exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

I am very much appalled to see so many children of God become disgruntled and upset at the ministers who obey this and try to fight the good fight of faith and watching for the souls of the flock of God, with whom they have contact.

Satan brings a big breach in the kingdom of Christ as he leads these misled Christians into rejecting those who are out there on the battle field, battling these false teachings which lead them into delusions and damnation. We have lost many good members here at Build on the True Foundation because of this very thing. Many whom I truly thought were true children of God, have given in to these wolves in sheep clothing and turn and fight the very true ministers of God who are taking the blunt of reproach in order to uphold the truth and help these people out of the clutches of Satan and his ministers.

If you cannot accept rebuke when it is guided your way, in order to help you recover yourself from the snare of Satan, then you will fall by the wayside and end up in total confusion and be lost. That is what Satan is working full blast to accomplish.

When you strike out at the ones who rebuke you and reprove you for mistakes which can become deadly faults, and are thus obeying the command to rebuke and reprove, then you actually help Satan to lead your soul astray into destruction.

I hope to see God’s children grow up and stop this childish running off when they receive a tiny bit of reproval to help they overcome the snares of false doctrine.

Study this Scripture and see that it is the true ministers of God who obey and are not afraid to rebuke, reprove and exhort when it becomes needful.

In His Love,

Jo Smith~~~~ March 23, 2008